“Our idols, you see, not smelted from jewelry or fashion from clay like the BC brand of idolatry. We tend to create practical idols, idols that have the feel of the familiar to us, idols that don't demand so much from us. Our pet idolatries are mostly those that help us blend in better with our culture, that make us more comfortable in 21st century America. Our idols are often dressed in the clothes of practicality and convenience, of assimilation and acceptance.”
(Bob Hostetler, American Idols, 12)